New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 172-B – Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse


172-B:1	Definitions
172-B:2	Provision of Services; Acceptance Into Treatment
172-B:3	Treatment and Services
172-B:4	Laws Relating to Intoxication
172-B:5	Acceptance of Grants

Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
bylaw: when used in reference to legislative action taken by a city, town, county or village district shall have the same meaning as an ordinance and shall be subject to the same procedures for enactment. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:45
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
governor and council: shall mean the governor with the advice and consent of the council. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:31-a
Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
Uphold: The decision of an appellate court not to reverse a lower court decision.